Cell Biology 8/19/99 1 of 2

1) Microvilli - extensions serve to increase surface area; Dark line - Terminal Bar
2) Simple Squamous Epithelium - Nucleus is off to the side
3) Types of junctions: o=zonula occuldanes; a= zonula adherins; D= desmisomes (In order to see the letters you have to look at this slide at 500%)
4) See where the two membranes fuse
5) Freeze fracture preparation of tight (impermeable) junctions
6) Desmosomes - Linkers, Plaque, and tonofilaments